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The national American Civil Liberties Union was founded in 1920 by a group of men and women working to protect the rights of conscientious objectors. Today the ACLU helps citizens by investigating, evaluating, and if necessary, litigating claims that their civil liberties have been infringed... [ ACLU ]
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US government made precise GPS available to non-governmental users
May 2, 2013
On May 2, 2000, the US discontinued the use of Selective Availability, a program that degraded the ability of non-governmental users to have access to precise Global Positioning Systems (GPS). President Bill Clinton made the announcement on May 1 that at midnight precisely, GPS would be made availa....... [more]
Indiana approved legislation banning abortion after 20 weeks
April 27, 2013
On April 27, 2011, the Indiana House of Representatives approved a bill to ban abortions 20 weeks after conception on account of the possibility that the fetus might feel pain and essentially terminate state funding for Planned Parenthood of Indiana by denying funding to "any entity that performs ab....... [more]
ACLU reacts to failure to read Boston bombing suspect his Miranda rights
April 21, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Saturday released a statement reacting to statements by federal officials that the recently apprehended Boston bombing suspect will not be read his Miranda rights before being interrogated. A US Department of Justice official announced on Friday that the....... [more]
How International Drone Policy Shapes Domestic Drone Use
April 15, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Samar Warsi of the Muslim Civil Liberties Union argues that the international drone policy sets the tone for domestic drone policy decisions...For laws to be effective, they must have ascertainable limits.
Clear limits are determined by definitions contained within laws and....... [more]
ACLU urges Ohio Supreme Court to end 'debtors' prisons'
April 6, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio (ACLU) released a report on Thursday urging the Ohio Supreme Court to bring an end to the state's practice of jailing people who cannot pay their court fines. The ACLU alleges that this practice is used in seven of the 11 counties investigated. The report c....... [more]
ACLU challenges Nevada law criminalizing same-sex intercourse for teens
April 4, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada (ACLU-NV) on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging a state law criminalizing consensual sex between same-sex teenagers. The state law characterizes same-sex intercourse as a "crime against nature," and violation of the law carries a possible five-year pris....... [more]
ACLU agreed to defend Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" against obscenity charges
April 3, 2013
On April 3, 1957, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) agreed to defend Allen Ginsberg's poetry collection Howl and Other Poems against any obscenity charges brought against it. Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti planned to publish in the US, but lacked the funds to challenge existing and future o....... [more]
Federal court rules Missouri law unconstitutionally restricts prisoner right to marry
March 24, 2013
The US District Court for the Western District of Missouri on Thursday ruled that a law requiring a couple applying for a marriage license to sign it in the presence of the recorder of deeds is unconstitutional. The law was challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of five fi....... [more]
ACLU files suit seeking New Mexico same-sex marriage recognition
March 22, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) on Thursday filed a lawsuit in a New Mexico state court on behalf of two same-sex couples seeking the legal right to marry. According to the complaint, the country clerk denied the plaintiffs' application for marriage licenses in March solel....... [more]
ACLU challenged Tennessee voting rights restoration law
February 25, 2013
On February 25, 2008, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee objecting to a Tennessee state law that required convicted felons to pay outstanding financial obligations, including restitution and child support....... [more]
ACLU appeals decision allowing Guantanamo testimony censorship
February 24, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday filed an appeal in the Guantanamo Bay military tribunal, the US Court of Military Commission Review, to an order granting the government's request to censor testimony. The ACLU is seeking access to testimony from 9/11 defendants relating to tor....... [more]
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